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. 2020 Mar;478(3):547-549.
doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000000880.

CORR Insights®: Is There an Association Between Prophylactic Femur Stabilization and Survival in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease?

Timothy A Damron  1
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CORR Insights®: Is There an Association Between Prophylactic Femur Stabilization and Survival in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease?

Timothy A Damron. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2020 Mar.
No abstract available

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